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51 articles tagged "comprehension"
Women Were Sold a Lot of Myths
Nice Girls Finish Last
A classic study gave students an identical résumé under two names. Same competence rating. Wildly different verdict on likability and hireability.
readingcomprehensionExpressions
24 Sept 20265 min read
Women Were Sold a Lot of Myths
Women Can Have It All
Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin found the gender pay gap barely exists before a woman's first child, and mostly opens up right after, even in the same job.
readingcomprehensionExpressions
23 Sept 20265 min read
The Things We Were Told About Life
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait - Or Do They?
The famous marshmallow test was redone with 10x more kids in 2018. Most of its predictive power disappeared once family income was accounted for.
psychologyreadingcomprehension
17 Sept 20265 min read
The Things We Were Told About Life
Everything Happens for a Reason - Does It?
Grief professionals consistently flag "everything happens for a reason" as harmful. The psychology behind why we say it explains who it's really comforting.
psychologyreadingcomprehension
17 Sept 20265 min read
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I Bet that You Don't Know These Secrets about South Africa
Quirky weird, but amazing facts or things many people in world don't know.
Grammarreadingcomprehension
11 Jun 20263 min read
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